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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"short-season"”.
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Canopy Architecture and Plant Density Effect in Short-Season Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
… Canadian Prairies is challenging due to a short growing season and low and variable moisture. The current recommended chickpea population density of 44 plants m-2 is based on preliminary studies and a narrow range of 20 to 50 plants m-2. The aims of this study were to i) determine optimum …
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Meaningful mouthpieces : the deconstruction of texts for theatrical (re)presentation
… in Grahamstown on 29 June 2001, followed by a short season at the Arena Theatre of the UCT Drama Department. The following written submission is divided into two parts. The first is an exploration of the theory and creative method that was applied in the process of creating and directing …
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Revolting Women, Roaring Girls and Bloody Men: The RSC in Stratford, 2014
… twenty-first century. The Stratford-upon-Avon season from March to October 2014 incorporated all three of the RSC’s play categories, across three performance spaces: Shakespeare in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona), Shakespeare’s …
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The economics of climate change vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation in Tanzania
… responded to it. The farmers have generally used short-season crops, drought-resistant crops, irrigation, changing planting dates and tree planting to adapt to the negative impacts of climate change on their agricultural yields. In this study, selection bias is corrected using a Heckman sample …
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An investigation of the impacts of intra-seasonal rainfall variability on the maize growing season in Limpopo Province, South Africa from 1990-2014
… requirement for successful maize growing seasons. The variability of intra-seasonal rainfall characteristics such as onset, cessation and wet and dry spells threatens maize yields in Southern Africa. Previous studies have focused on the impacts of seasonal rainfall totals on maize yields. …
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Diapause biology, dispersal capabilities and insecticide use for Lygus lineolaris in Mid-Atlantic cotton systems
… cotton in Virginia stems from its relatively short season due to its geographical location, lack of large contiguous acreage, and distinctive issues with pests. A significant pest of this region is the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), which emerged as a major threat …
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An investigation of the drivers of sustainable market development for high-nutrient staple crops – the case of vitamin A-rich sweet potato in Zambézia, Mozambique
… of bulky, perishable produce while responding to short season market demands and supply sources. Key findings indicate that farmers’ ability to gain from participation in OFSP marketing increased according to their links with existing active sweet potato marketing chains, distance to markets and …
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Exploring Phosphorus Dynamics in Mid-Atlantic Soils: A Multi-Scale Analysis Integrating Soil Fertility and Land Management for Environmental Sustainability
… biomass, and P uptake. Results showed that short-season edamame in high legacy P soils had significantly more yield than long-season varieties. However, additional P fertilization was deemed unnecessary for soils with P concentrations above 21 kg P ha-1, as current edamame P recommendations …
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Adaptation of wheat to a tropical environment
… wheat could potentially be grown during the dry season as it is more drought tolerant than rice. However, improved adaptation of wheat to tropical environments is needed to achieve this goal. Lombok Island (8.5°S 116°E) is suggested to be one of the potential areas of wheat growing. The average …